There are 33,470 actively practicing anesthesiologists in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey. However, some cities are better populated with providers than others.
A Sandusky, Ohio-based physician has been ordered to pay $4.7 million after he “willfully prescribed” opioids and other controlled substances to patients.
Austin, Texas, has been named the top city to avoid buying a home in due to population overcrowding, according to an Aug. 4 report from GoBankingRates based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nurse practitioners are the most in-demand medical specialists in 2023 and 2024, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2024 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives,” report.
A Lexington, Ky., physician has surrendered his license after being sentenced to prison for two years for a $14 million fraud scheme, Kentucky reported Aug. 5.
Oakland, Calif.,– based Kaiser Permanente is expanding in the San Fernando Valley area with the addition of an ASC and medical office space in Lancaster, Calif.
Operational costs are soaring for ASCs while reimbursements continue to decline. Some physicians point to a lack of communication from payers regarding ASC’s true costs for creating this financial tension.